Kovalev retains light heavyweight titles (The Associated Press)

Sergey Kovalev had little trouble taking care of business against an outmatched Nadjib Mohammedi. Kovalev stopped Mohammedi in the third round Saturday night, retaining his light heavyweight titles in a fight that was a mismatch from the start. The unbeaten Russian dropped Mohammedi in the second round with a series of right hands, then put him down for good with a combination in the third round.